Amazon Fire Phone

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The Fire Phone is Amazon's first smartphone and it comes packing a ton of features like Mayday and the recently launched Prime Music. Amazon also introduced 'Firefly' a new feature that can scan books, DVDs, and objects in seconds and present you with relevant information or buying options. Also, the phone's “dynamic perspective” feature projects images that pop out at you, but rather inward with 3D images viewable at different angles as you move and tilt the phone.

Expert reviews and ratings

Amazon's foray into the smartphone industry didn't arrive with quite the bang the company was hoping for — competing with tech giants Apple and Samsung is no easy task. Although the Fire phone may be the best choice for hardcore Amazon fans, it will...

In Review: Amazon Fire Phone. Test model courtesy of Amazon Germany.The drastic price reduction had its reason: We could not really recommend the Amazon Fire Phone for 599 Euros (~$675) since there are much more sophisticated concepts for less...

The wild speculation and early rumours suggested that the Amazon Fire Phone was going to be something special, but while those rumours left us idly dreaming of a phone with a holographic 3D display (not to mention a bundled Amazon Prime drone for instant...

Amazon has dived head-first into the competitive Smartphone market with its first device — the Amazon Firephone. Offering a 4.7in 1280x720 resolution screen, 2GB RAM Snapdragon 800 chipset, and Amazon's own Fire OS, the Firephone is available in either...

Despite offering plenty of unique features, the Amazon Fire Phone lacks the apps and general usability of its rivals. Not to mention the fact that both Android and iOS users will have to adapt to the Amazon retail...

Amazon's Fire Phone is one of a kind for a number of reasons – first up is its 3D UI, which reacts to the way the phone and user move. Then there's the way you can get live help straight away from the nice people at Amazon. Lastly – and shopaholics...

First off, Amazon should be applauded for trying something different with the Fire Phone. It has a host of truly unique features which make the handset stand out from a crowded market if very similar devices. But unfortunately this where the praise...

The Amazon Fire Phone is now on sale with O2, following in the footsteps of Amazon's e-readers and Android tablets, and bringing with it the e-tailer's unique software services and 4G connectivity for even faster impulse purchasing. But is a Fire Phone...

There are so many smartphones on the market today sometimes it's hard to tell them apart, but if there's one thing you can safely say about the Amazon Fire phone it's that it's different.Not so much physically – in that sense it looks a lot like the...

The Fire Phone is Amazon's little missionary, heading out into the wild to spread the good word of the Amazon ecosystem. It tempts you by doing the thing Amazon's always done to tempt people: giving away stuff for cheap. It brings a free Amazon Prime...